Emerging Topics in SCM (MGMT90124)

Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)

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Overview

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This subject will cover key and emerging topics in supply chain management. These include sustainable economic development, innovation management in SCM, globalisation impacts on SCM, sourcing from China and India, reverse logistics capabilities and needs, climate change impacts on SCM and new internet and other technological factor applications that impact on supply chains. Advanced readings and seminar discussions on these and other new and emerging topics will be used.
Further examples of emerging issues will be related to management of staff, employee relations, and organisational structures and governance systems to support supply chain excellence.

Intended learning outcomes

At the completion of the subject, students should have:

  • The ability to conduct strategic analysis of SCM issues
  • Understand the key challenges and opportunities facing executive managers of supply chains
  • The knowledge of sustainable development challenges and opportunities related to SCM
  • The knowledge of transport industry and logistics key and current challenges and opportunities
  • The ability to consider and analyse global frameworks for supply chain design

Generic skills

On successful completion of this subject students should have enhanced their skills in:
• Ethical behaviour in leadership and organisations
• Analysis and problem solving in relation to Supply Chain Management
• Capacity for intellectual curiosity, creativity and independent thought
• Communication of key ideas and theories within the discipline areas
• Capacity for effective teamwork and collaboration
• Information retrieval and application in relation to practical problems

Last updated: 28 February 2025

Eligibility and requirements

Prerequisites

Entry into the Master of Supply Chain Management.

Corequisites

None

Non-allowed subjects

None

Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)

The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.

Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home

Last updated: 28 February 2025

Assessment

Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS

DescriptionTimingPercentage

Take-home exam

  • 1000 words (equivalent)
Due on the Tuesday after the delivery20%

Assignment

  • 1,500 words
4 Weeks after the end of teaching30%

Field project

  • 3,000 words
8 Weeks after the end of teaching50%

Last updated: 28 February 2025

Dates & times

  • April
    Principal coordinatorsSetareh Seyedghorban and Niharika Garud
    Mode of deliveryOn Campus (Parkville)
    Contact hours20 hours of seminars taught intensively over 5 days, plus 2 x 3 hour group case analysis sessions (held on two evenings from 6-9pm during the intensive week)
    Total time commitment170 hours
    Teaching period27 April 2020 to 1 May 2020
    Last self-enrol date28 April 2020
    Census date15 May 2020
    Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020
    Assessment period ends28 June 2020

    April contact information

    Dr Niharika Garud niharika.garud@unimelb.edu.au

    Dr Zahra Seyedghoran zahra.seyedghorban@unimelb.edu.au

Time commitment details

Estimated total time commitment of 170 hours per semester

Last updated: 28 February 2025

Further information

Last updated: 28 February 2025